The Richfield Building was designed by Morgan, Walls and Clements. Construction which was overseen and conducted by P.J. Walker
Company builders was started in 1928 and completed in 1930. Located on the corner of 6th Street and Flower in downtown Los
Angeles, the building was the headquarters of the Atlantic Richfield Oil Company. The structure had fifteen floors, three
basements in 152,000 square feet. The figures decorating the 13th floor level parapet as well as the four figures over the
entrance were done by the American sculptor Haig Patigian. The Richfield Building was demolished in 1968. The ARCO Plaza complex
now stands in its place.

Scope and Content note

The papers documenting the Richfield Building span 8 linear feet and date from 1928 to 1967. This collection documents the
Richfield Building on the corner of 6th and Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles primarily through photographs, correspondence
concerning the maintenance and construction of the structure, newspaper clippings, printed ephemera and copies of blueprints.
Photographs in the collection document the construction of the building, the completed structure, decorative elements on the
façade of the building, the interior, as well the ground floor window displays.